Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) - Master Thread

[Engine104]

Los Angeles County goes to the backside of San Clemente, which is a part of Los Angeles County. Just that the island is owned by the Navy so not much need to go on the island itself.

Wow. I never knew that and I've lived here in L.A. all my life. I Googled it and it is true.

 

[bazukajoe]

LA Sheriff's heard on digital signal for a few minutes around 2230 6/17/2025
On all dispatch channels only. Digital only non encrypted.
Confirmed it with both my scanners monolog and digital

 

[pewpew45]

LA Sheriff's heard on digital signal for a few minutes around 2230 6/17/2025
On all dispatch channels only. Digital only non encrypted.
Confirmed it with both my scanners monolog and digital

Are you talking about on their analog dispatch channels or on the larics Dispatch TG's ?

 

[bazukajoe]

Are you talking about on their analog dispatch channels or on the larics Dispatch TG's ?

It was heard on the analog side, not LA RICS. unknown if it was rebroadcast on LA RICS

 

[AEFI]

Does anyone know when County SO and County Fire are going to switch over?

 

[avascan522]

Does anyone know when County SO and County Fire are going to switch over?

From my layman's perspective, county fire is already switched over to their new configuration. Admin and specialty channels on RICS and standard operations on the UHF analog frequencies.
Sheriff hasn't switched over the dispatch channels. Everything else has switched over.

 

[AEFI]

From my layman's perspective, county fire is already switched over to their new configuration. Admin and specialty channels on RICS and standard operations on the UHF analog frequencies.
Sheriff hasn't switched over the dispatch channels. Everything else has switched over.

Thanks for the info.

 

[AEFI]

From my layman's perspective, county fire is already switched over to their new configuration. Admin and specialty channels on RICS and standard operations on the UHF analog frequencies.
Sheriff hasn't switched over the dispatch channels. Everything else has switched over.

I'll give it a shot tonight and see if I get anything from the Redlands area

 

[PacScan]

I'll give it a shot tonight and see if I get anything from the Redlands area

Not sure what sites you will hear from there however, on DTLA 700, you will normally hear LACoFD patched CW dispatch on 1006 when some admin unit has their radio on. UCLA CSOs on 4228, EVENT 1 for SoFi bike teams during events on 83 (not patched to Inglewood TGs), then VFIRE21 RX patch on 1063.

The lifeguard channels seem to be active at points on DTLA UHF.

Outside of that, 90% of the traffic I pickup is encrypted. I try to track hits over the past few days on encrypted TGs to see how the system is being used:

OSCC INTERCOM (1014)     - 2451
LADA DESK (2040)         - 497
LASD DISP SUD (2055)     - 719
LASD DISP ABD (2068)     - 385
LADA 2 (2070)            - 596
LASD MCB 6 (2104)        - 475
LASD LTAC ELA (2120)     - 2493
LASD LTAC SLA (2123)     - 484
LASD LTAC NWK (2126)     - 251
LASD LTAC TEM (2129)     - 412
LASD LTAC SDM (2138)     - 82
LASD LTAC WHD (2141)     - 916
LASD LTAC MDR (2150)     - 229
LASD LTAC LKD (2153)     - 501
LASD LTAC IDT (2157)     - 38
LASD METRO IDT (2158)    - 95
LASD LTAC PRV (2160)     - 651
LASD LTAC CAS (2163)     - 875
LASD LTAC LMT (2166)     - 262
LASD LTAC CEN (2171)     - 1152
LASD LTAC CVS (2183)     - 359
LASD LTAC CPT (2186)     - 268
LASD LTAC TSB (2192)     - 811
LASD LTAC OCS (2195)     - 379
LASD NORTH 1 (2213)      - 992
LASD LTAC CST (2230)     - 1082
LASD FSB NORTH1 (2234)   - 70
LASD FSB CENT1 (2236)    - 310
ING 1 MAIN (2305)        - 6743
CSULA PD DISP (2374)     - 2174
LASD OSS 3 (2506)        - 137
LASD MCJ 1 (2510)        - 8996
LASD TTCF 1 (2512)       - 4717
LASD IRC 1 (2514)        - 1985
LASD IRC 2 (2515)        - 2297
LASD CRDF 1 (2516)       - 2603
LASD NCCF 1 (2518)       - 291
LASD MCJ 4 (2523)        - 195
UCPD 1 (4223)            - 2004

 

[AEFI]

So im assuming all LE is going dark

 

[PacScan]

So im assuming all LE is going dark

Outside of the very rare incidents that use unencrypted TGs, you won't hear anything LE related currently.

 

[AEFI]

That sucks ☹️

 

[bcorbin]

For what it's worth, North Desert 700 is currently broadcasting the following:

Site: 001
NAC: $961 (not a typo)
Sys: $962
WACN: BEE00

Someone a little closer in may want to sit on the control channel (774.46875) for a bit and see if there have been any other changes...

 

[tsalmrsystemtech]

Hopefully dispatch is in the clear but their mobiles will be encrypted for sure on the dispatch side. They can keep this same configuration with Dispatch using one talk group dispatch and the mobiles encrypt back on another talk group back to dispatch. But with the California bill to encrypt all of LE I wouldn't be surprised if it all goes away. Just my opinion.

They will keep this configuration as it was on the old GE Errickson UHF system. Most likely hear dispatch sending out calls but the mobile units back from the cars to dispatch will be silent. Just so glad LACOFD stayed off of trunking and stay analog UHF in the clear. Best decision ever for coverage

 

[PacScan]

Hopefully dispatch is in the clear but their mobiles will be encrypted for sure on the dispatch side. They can keep this same configuration with Dispatch using one talk group dispatch and the mobiles encrypt back on another talk group back to dispatch. But with the California bill to encrypt all of LE I wouldn't be surprised if it all goes away. Just my opinion.

They will keep this configuration as it was on the old GE Errickson UHF system. Most likely hear dispatch sending out calls but the mobile units back from the cars to dispatch will be silent. Just so glad LACOFD stayed off of trunking and stay analog UHF in the clear. Best decision ever for coverage

The fully encrypted LASD dispatch talkgroups have already been created and are being programmed. Unfortunately the days of open LE is coming to an end in LA.

 

[AM909]

Are you seeing activity on those dispatch talkgroups?

 

[d119]

Hopefully dispatch is in the clear but their mobiles will be encrypted for sure on the dispatch side. They can keep this same configuration with Dispatch using one talk group dispatch and the mobiles encrypt back on another talk group back to dispatch. But with the California bill to encrypt all of LE I wouldn't be surprised if it all goes away. Just my opinion.

They will keep this configuration as it was on the old GE Errickson UHF system. Most likely hear dispatch sending out calls but the mobile units back from the cars to dispatch will be silent. Just so glad LACOFD stayed off of trunking and stay analog UHF in the clear. Best decision ever for coverage

Not going to happen. CLETS/NCIC returns are given by the dispatcher, not the unit, so the dispatcher would have to be encrypted to pass PII per the CA DOJ requirements.

They just can't get past that busy tone and the ACD. My guess is that until they find a suitable replacement for the ACD, it'll stay the way it is, and any PII related data will be handled elsewhere.

Or they'll just come to reality and get with the times, as @PacScan seems to be implying.

 

[XTSJunior]

Are you seeing activity on those dispatch talkgroups?

Soon..